My boyfriend recently heard of a humane society shelter that has a Red Tail Boa up for adoption, and he's very interested in it. The plan is to go check him/her out tomorrow and make sure they're healthy and in good shape before we make any serious plans, but he's expressed a good interest in it already.
I already own a Ball, so I'm familiar with general herping, and I checked out the caresheet for them (they have very similar needs as Balls), but I was wondering if there were some tips or tricks of the trade you people would have about caring for Red Tails. I've already told the bf that if he gets one it would be going into a tub/rack system (I have my Ball in a tank and while it's nice to look at it's such a hassle to care for, and I don't want more tanks to clean since it'll be housed in my house, lol). I called the shelter and they say that it's a 3 year old female (although the girl seemed a little hesitant about it so I think we'd be good to get her re-sexed) eating F/T rats, and has a very calm temperament to being handled and such. I know they're a lot more heavy-bodied than Balls too, does that make handling any different?
EDIT: I know the title says two, but I called the shelter in the middle of writing this, found out there's only one there, and forgot to fix that part.
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